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Royals
@ Brewers
County Stadium
June 17, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Kansas City Royals, played on June 17, 1972 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 17, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 17, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Parsons |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 8,722 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Art Frantz 3B: Merle Anthony |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Ron Hansen | Third Baseman |
Paul Splittorff | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron Theobald | Second Baseman |
Dave May | Center Fielder |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Billy Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
John Briggs | Left Fielder |
Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
Bob Heise | Third Baseman |
Rick Auerbach | Shortstop |
Bill Parsons | Pitcher |
Del Crandall | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Brewers
County Stadium
June 17, 1972
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Parsons
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Parsons
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Parsons
Parsons fires to first and picks off Otis. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Parsons
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Splittorff
Theobald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May bunts towards first. Mayberry fields the ball and throws to Splittorff covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Splittorff
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conigliaro vs. Splittorff
Conigliaro takes first base on ball four. May moves to third. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Briggs vs. Splittorff
Briggs hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May scores. Scott moves to third. Conigliaro moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heise vs. Splittorff
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Parsons
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Parsons
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Parsons
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Splittorff
Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parsons vs. Splittorff
Parsons strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Splittorff
Theobald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Parsons
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Parsons
Hansen takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Splittorff vs. Parsons
Splittorff bunts in front of the plate. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to third. Hansen moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Patek vs. Parsons
Patek hits a line drive into center field. May picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on May. Rojas scores. Hansen scores. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Parsons
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Parsons
Piniella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Splittorff
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Splittorff
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Parsons
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Parsons
Scheinblum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Parsons
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Parsons
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Splittorff
Briggs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Splittorff
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Parsons
Hansen hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Splittorff vs. Parsons
Splittorff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Parsons
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Parsons
There goes Patek. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Parsons
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Splittorff
Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parsons vs. Splittorff
Parsons strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Splittorff
Theobald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Parsons
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Parsons
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of May. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheinblum vs. Parsons
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Parsons
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Parsons
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Parsons
Hansen hits a fly ball into left field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Splittorff
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Splittorff
Conigliaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Splittorff
Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Splittorff vs. Colborn
Jim Colborn now pitching.
Splittorff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Colborn
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Colborn
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heise fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Colborn
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. There goes Otis trying to get to third. May throws the ball in to Auerbach, who relays the ball to Heise who tags Otis for the out. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Colborn
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheinblum vs. Colborn
Scheinblum hits a line drive towards short. Auerbach reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Splittorff
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Splittorff
Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Colborn
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Auerbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Colborn
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Colborn
Hansen hits a fly ball into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Splittorff vs. Colborn
Splittorff hits a popup towards third. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Splittorff
Brock Davis pinch hits for Jim Colborn.
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Splittorff
Theobald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Splittorff
Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Scott reaches second base with a double. May goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Conigliaro vs. Splittorff
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Newman
Ray Newman now pitching.
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Newman
Newman fires to first and has Patek trapped. There's the throw to Auerbach who tags Patek for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Newman
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Newman
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Newman
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Splittorff
Briggs hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heise vs. Splittorff
Heise hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Heise reaches third base with a triple. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Auerbach vs. Splittorff
Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reynolds vs. Splittorff
Tommie Reynolds pinch hits for Ray Newman.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/17/1972 -- Kansas City at Milwaukee (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 1 2 2 Theobald R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 5 0 2 0 May D, cf 4 2 2 0 Piniella L, lf 5 0 2 1 Scott G, 1b 4 0 2 1 Kirkpatrick E, c 4 1 2 0 Conigliaro B, rf 3 0 1 0 Scheinblum R, rf 3 1 0 0 Briggs J, lf 4 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 1 3 Rodriguez E, c 4 1 2 1 Rojas C, 2b 4 1 2 0 Heise B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Hansen R, 3b 3 1 0 0 Auerbach R, ss 4 0 0 0 Splittorff P, p 3 0 1 0 Parsons B, p 2 0 0 0 Colborn J, p 0 0 0 0 Davis B, ph 1 0 0 0 Newman R, p 0 0 0 0 Reynolds T, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 6 12 6 34 3 8 3 Kansas City 002 003 100 -- 6 Milwaukee 100 000 011 -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 3 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Parsons B (L) 6.0 6 5 5 3 3 Colborn J 2.0 4 1 1 1 0 Newman R 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 E -- May D DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Milwaukee 6 2B -- Kirkpatrick E, Scott G 3B -- Heise B HR -- Mayberry J SB -- Patek F CS -- Patek F SH -- Splittorff P T -- 2:17 A -- 8722
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